Activists warn Jacksonville City Council: change the redistricting plans or risk ‘legal problems’.
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DeSantis wants the Florida Supreme Court to strike Jacksonville’s Black congressional district
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Mayor Lenny Curry, the Florida Legislature and others argued over whether the Florida Supreme Court can weigh redistricting questions before a plan has been approved.
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What you need to know about Jacksonville redistricting before tonight’s City Council hearing at Raines
Tonight, the Jacksonville City Council will host its first public hearing at 6 p.m. at Ed White High School’s auditorium at 1700 Old Middleburg Rd. N. to ask for residents’ thoughts on the city’s proposed redistricting plan.
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See Jacksonville’s gerrymandered City Council districts for yourself with The Tributary’s new tool
The Tributary’s new tool lets you expose racial gerrymandering in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville’s redistricting plan risks racial gerrymandering claims, experts say
Jacksonville could face claims of racial gerrymandering under its proposed redistricting plans.
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Jacksonville’s redistricting plans ignore federal guidelines
Jacksonville’s redistricting efforts have relied on racial data that contradicts federal guidelines.
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Today, Jacksonville’s City Council will vote on redistricting maps it hasn’t shared with the public.
Jacksonville’s City Council redistricting committee is set to vote on new maps today at 2 p.m. that will likely further entrench already-gerrymandered maps to favor Republicans if the past map proposals are any indicator.
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The effort to split Riverside and Avondale died. But Republicans’ redistricting advantage lives.
An effort to split the historic Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods, which sparked frustration from residents who said the neighborhoods should be kept together, died Tuesday before it had even fully started.
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Jacksonville City Council’s redistricting plan will likely favor Republicans
Jacksonville’s City Council is on the verge of approving a redistricting plan that will continue the current map’s heavy bias favoring local Republicans.
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If Jacksonville City Council redistricting doesn’t cross the river, the Southside and the Beaches benefit.
Crossing the river would create more equal districts, otherwise a new City Council map grants more power to the Southside.